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20:55

Lichaj to return

Eric Lichaj will be back in training this week after his time away with the USA.

“I saw Eric in the tunnel after the (Burnley) game,” said Mark Warburton. “He has been away with the USA since June 21. We will have a chat with Eric and see where he is. He will be tested and screened and given a good assessment.”

Eric Lichaj in Gold Cup action for USA (Image: Getty)

20:18

Baptista to Bolton?

The Sun reports Bolton are lining up a move for former Arsenal striker Julio Baptista, who is now 35 and a free agent after leaving MLS side Orlando.

19:31

Pre-season is great, but what happens next counts

18:46

Gibson rant

Sunderland midfielder Darron Gibson has been caught on camera with a profanity laced rant about his team-mates while apparently drunk after they lost 5-0 to Celtic.

“Of course I am [bothered]. I don’t want to be s***. There are too many people at the club who don’t give a f***.”

“Right, I might be off my face in here but I still want to play for Sunderland.

Signing for Forest Ladies

'Now the real hard work begins' for Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest's Barrie McKay is challenged by Burnley's Phillip Bardsley and Scott Arfield during the pre-season match at The City Ground

15:24

Big Norm in action

Former Forest keeper Mark Crossley, the current Notts coach, is in action for a Premier League Legends side against Corby today.

14:55

Big ambitions from the Reds' new defender!

Tendayi Darikwa may have grown up less than a mile from the City Ground, but the only homecoming he is focused on after signing for Nottingham Forest is a return to the Premier League.

The defender admits it is a “dream come true” to sign for the club he supported as a kid growing up in West Bridgford. But, equally, he insists he only agreed to sign for the Championship club for football reasons.

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Injury blow for Villa?

Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish was taken to hospital after injuring his hip and ribs in a pre-season friendly against Watford.

The former Notts County loanee will have his condition monitored over the next 24 hours, Villa boss Steve Bruce said.

“We hope it’s not too serious, but it’s knocked him sick,” said Bruce.

“Whatever he’s got, we hope internally that he’s OK, but we won’t find out for the next 24 hours.”

12:34

Transfer latest from the City Ground

Nottingham Forest will be in a “great place” if they can land the final two signings they are pursuing before they face Millwall on Friday, says Mark Warburton.

The Reds boss says the Championship club are “close” to adding the two final signings he believes would complete his squad for the coming campaign, which kicks-off on Friday night against Neil Harris’s newly promoted Lions.

Why one Forest fan's shirt is 'no-longa' worthless

Britt Assombalonga’s £15m exit from Nottingham Forest this summer left one fan’s new home shirt “all but worthless” because he had the star striker’s name printed on the back of it – until the supporter had a clever idea.